Though Penzone was able to pick up wide support from voters, he struggled with name recognition and was outspent by Arpaio 16 to one. The 45-year-old Democrat had a campaign budget of less than $1 million while Arpaio had $8.5 million—much of it coming from out of state—to spend on his campaign.

“Our sheriff needs to be transparent, he needs to treat everyone with dignity and respect,” Penzone told the Arizona Republic shortly after conceding the win to Arpaio. “People in this community are going to be watching. They’re going to be holding him accountable.”

“The fight is still not over,” Tomas Robles, deputy field director for Promise Arizona in Action, told VOXXI. “There are almost half a million people whose votes haven’t been counted.”

Arpaio re-elected: Latinos faced issues at the polls

Latino leaders from “Adios Arpaio” and “Joe’s Got To Go” campaigns, which have been working to prevent Arpaio’s re-election, also claimed Latino voters faced issues at the polls on Tuesday.

They say many had to wait in long lines and some were turned away because they were told their names were not on the registered voters list. Many were also given provisional ballots, which could take at least a week to count.

“We are not going to allow this injustice to happen,” Robles told VOXXI. “We are going to make sure every vote is counted.”